Overview
- A second powerful windstorm on Sunday knocked out power to about 135,000 customers at the peak and left roughly 63,000 without electricity by morning.
- BC Hydro says more than 380,000 customers have experienced outages since the storms began on Friday and about 317,000 of those customers have had power restored so far.
- The utility dispatched additional line crews from the Peace region and the Lower Mainland to the Central Interior, and it warned that service in the worst-hit area east of Prince George may take multiple days to fully restore.
- The storms caused tree and infrastructure damage that led to localized evacuations, road and ferry disruptions, and one confirmed death in Surrey when vehicles were trapped under a fallen tree, and officials urged people to stay at least 10 metres from downed power lines.
- Environment Canada has issued wind and rainfall warnings and says a third, stronger storm could bring heavy rain and gusts up to about 110 km/h in some areas, increasing the risk of flooding and landslides and complicating repair efforts.